Hotspots Near You

How to find a hotspot

Each of the blue placemarks on the map above points to one of our Hotspots Near You, and each red placemark points to a hotspot we’ve described in a feature story. You can zoom in to your area using the + symbol in the lower right, and you can move the map by grabbing it with your cursor. Click on any placemark, and you’ll see a brief description of the site and its birds as well as a link to read more.

About “Hotspots Near You”

We’ve published “Hotspots Near You” since October 2006. In it, we provide up-to-date information from local birders about easily accessible places to watch birds. We offer maps, directions, bird lists, links, contact information, and detailed descriptions of hotspots that are great for birding close to home.

List of All Hotspots

In late fall and winter, look for Harlequin Duck, King Eider, Pacific Loon, Northern Gannet, and other seabirds at the northern tip of the Cape Ann peninsula, 50 miles northeast of Boston.By John Nelson | Published: 10/21/2011

Visit this coastal refuge west of Salem from fall through spring to find Dusky, Lesser, and Western Canada Goose and Aleutian, Taverner's, and Semidi Islands Cackling Goose, as well as shorebirds and raptors.By Marcie J. Bushnell | Published: 10/21/2011

A Globally Significant Important Bird Area in southern Pennsylvania where thousands of migrating Snow Geese and Tundra Swans take respite on their northbound journeys from January through early April.By William Jobes | Published: 10/21/2011

The best and most accessible wildlife refuge for finding birds in California's Central Valley. Go for the tens of thousands of Snow and Ross's Geese and Sandhill Cranes, as well as shorebirds, raptors, owls, shrikes, bluebirds, and more.By Larry Parmeter | Published: 10/21/2011

Visit this park overlooking the Chehalis River Estuary to see migrating songbirds, shorebirds, and geese in fall and breathtaking numbers of Bald Eagles in winter.By Gord Gadsden and Kathy Stewart | Published: 8/26/2011

This 2.5-mile-long peninsula at the western tip of Lake Superior is where to go in fall to see Pomarine, Parasitic, and Long-tailed Jaegers, as well as longspurs, pipits, and Arctic Tern.By Steve Betchkal | Published: 8/26/2011